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in the presidential campaign, texas governor rick perry reported raising $17 million since he joined the republican field seven weeks ago. perry was the frontrunner for a time, but dropped back in recent polls. another republican candidate texas congressman ron paul announced he raised $8 million in the year's third quarter. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta warned today that america no longer can provide the lion's share of military might for nato in places like afghanistan and libya. he told alliance ministers in brussels that looming defense cuts will limit what u.s. forces can do. he said that means other nato nations must invest more in their own military capabilities. >> i am convinced that we do not have to choose between fiscal security and national security. but achieving that goal will test the very future of leadership throughout nato. >> holman: panetta pointed to supply shortages in libya and lack of training in afghanistan as examples of the u.s. having to fill nato gaps. in afghanistan, security officials reported they've broken up a plot to assassinate president ham
in the presidential campaign, texas governor rick perry reported raising $17 million since he joined the republican field seven weeks ago. perry was the frontrunner for a time, but dropped back in recent polls. another republican candidate texas congressman ron paul announced he raised $8 million in the year's third quarter. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta warned today that america no longer can provide the lion's share of military might for nato in places like afghanistan and libya. he...
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a saudi arabian man has pleaded not guilty in texas to charges he plotted to blow up targets in texas and new york city. khalid aldawsari was arraigned in federal court in lubbock today. he'd been a college student there when he was arrested in february. agents traced online purchases of explosive chemicals and found a makeshift lab in his apartment. if convicted, aldawsari faces a possible life sentence. the trial is set for may 2. in economic news, consumer spending rose last month, but, the commerce department said much of the gain went to pay sharply higher gasoline prices. and on wall street, stocks began the week on a losing note. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 22 points to close below 12,198. the nasdaq fell 12 points to close at 2730. germany chancellor angela merkel played down a stinging election defeat today tied to the nuclear scare in japan. on sunday, the anti-nuclear greens won power in a state where merkel's christian democrats had governed since 1958. voter fears over what's happened in japan was the dominant issue. before the election, merkel had ord
a saudi arabian man has pleaded not guilty in texas to charges he plotted to blow up targets in texas and new york city. khalid aldawsari was arraigned in federal court in lubbock today. he'd been a college student there when he was arrested in february. agents traced online purchases of explosive chemicals and found a makeshift lab in his apartment. if convicted, aldawsari faces a possible life sentence. the trial is set for may 2. in economic news, consumer spending rose last month, but, the...
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it came to the supreme court because the state of texas challenged a federal court in san antonio texas which had drafted what is known as an interim redistricting plan. the texas legislature drafted a redistricting plan after the 2010 census. texas is what is known as a covered state under the voting rights act because it had passed discrimination against voters... because it had past discrimination voters. as a coverage state its redistricting plans have to be approved by the department of justice or a federal district court in washington. it has not yet gotten clearance. the department of justice has raised questions about some of the districts that have been drafted. a whole raft of organizations, civil rights groups, have challenged the redistricting plan in a federal court in san antonio texas. because this has dragged on and has texas not gotten pre-clearance or a final decision, the court in san antonio felt it needed to draft an interim plan because the primary was coming up, filing deadlines were coming up. texas said that court did not apply the proper standard in drafting it
it came to the supreme court because the state of texas challenged a federal court in san antonio texas which had drafted what is known as an interim redistricting plan. the texas legislature drafted a redistricting plan after the 2010 census. texas is what is known as a covered state under the voting rights act because it had passed discrimination against voters... because it had past discrimination voters. as a coverage state its redistricting plans have to be approved by the department of...
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texas senator john cornyn warned democrats will pay the price unless they accept huge spending cuts. >> obviously if it's possible to deal with the spending problem and the entitlement reforms, that's our first choice but if the president and his party refuse to do the right thing, then in the senate they're going to be required to vote to raise the debt limit. we'll have a referendum in 2012 on that decision. >> sreenivasan: in turn, democratic majority leader harry reid criticized several republican presidential candidates for suggesting the issue is not so urgent. >> i think everyone needs to do a better job of explaining to the american people what it means to raise the debt ceiling. what the american people seem to think-- and i can understand why they would think that, but it's wrong-- that this means just more spending. all that raising the debt ceiling does is indicate we're going to pay our bills. we already accrued. >> sreenivasan: the treasury department has said the government will hit the debt ceiling and risk default by early august. fire crews in northern new mexico st
texas senator john cornyn warned democrats will pay the price unless they accept huge spending cuts. >> obviously if it's possible to deal with the spending problem and the entitlement reforms, that's our first choice but if the president and his party refuse to do the right thing, then in the senate they're going to be required to vote to raise the debt limit. we'll have a referendum in 2012 on that decision. >> sreenivasan: in turn, democratic majority leader harry reid criticized...
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you have a million kids uninsured in texas. a million kids. >> ifill: of course, that was governor rick perry of texas who was taking on mitt romney in this interesting candidate-on-candidate duel they had as part of the debate. >> what governor romney did there is political jujitsu. the quote/unquote romneycare plan in massachusetts is anathema because of its mandate. he turned the tables and went after governor perry to try to compare his texas health care record to governor romney's massachusetts health care record and it was probably the only time we saw direct engagement, gwen, between the former front-runner rick perry and the current front-runner mitt romney. mostly mitt romney has ignored rick perry last night and rick perry tended to fade from the scene a little bit. that's a new dynamic this race. many of the last debates we saw them go head to head on a lot of issues. this time mitt romney tried to stay above the fray. >> ifill: here's another issue we expected to hear more about and didn't until last night. this is
you have a million kids uninsured in texas. a million kids. >> ifill: of course, that was governor rick perry of texas who was taking on mitt romney in this interesting candidate-on-candidate duel they had as part of the debate. >> what governor romney did there is political jujitsu. the quote/unquote romneycare plan in massachusetts is anathema because of its mandate. he turned the tables and went after governor perry to try to compare his texas health care record to governor...
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and republican senator kay bailey hutchison of texas. senator brown, why is this so important to have and why is richard cordray the right person to lead it? >> i probably know richard cordray better than any member of the senate. i knew hem when he was state fresh ruhr, attorney general and now at the bureau. he is qualified... imminently qualified and that's what republicans democrat and democrats alike including the former republican senator from ohio mike dewine, now the attorney general of it and other have endorsed him and banks and credit unions. it matters because we know what happened in the financial crisis and we need a consumer cop on the beat. we need somebody responsive, somebody that will stand up to wall street, somebody that will stand up for consumers and why would we not do that and want a good strong independent voice representing people who have been hurt by the this financial crisis? >> woodruff: senator hutchison, why is that the wrong argument and why is cord ray not the right person? >> we are not arguing about m
and republican senator kay bailey hutchison of texas. senator brown, why is this so important to have and why is richard cordray the right person to lead it? >> i probably know richard cordray better than any member of the senate. i knew hem when he was state fresh ruhr, attorney general and now at the bureau. he is qualified... imminently qualified and that's what republicans democrat and democrats alike including the former republican senator from ohio mike dewine, now the attorney...
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other states like texas and virginia do not very large problems. harley brings in collective bargaining. i've run statistical comparisons and found that the states that have high union shares, high levels of unionization are generally the states that have the biggest pension problem and the largest premium for government workers. so, you know, i think that's where the unions come into this. >> brown: yet another large issue, harley shaiken. when we're looking at the historical nature of all this. we just have a minute. respond to that. >> well, i think that chris is raising some points but he's... he has the causality wrong. in unionized states we can point to unionized states where they are doing very well in the current crisis. we can point to states without collective bargaining where they're collapsing. the key here is that the unions give us the ability to adjust to this in a fair and equitable way going forward. as one nurse's aide in wisconsin put it, government jobs are the jobs my children might want some day. unions are a vital part of en
other states like texas and virginia do not very large problems. harley brings in collective bargaining. i've run statistical comparisons and found that the states that have high union shares, high levels of unionization are generally the states that have the biggest pension problem and the largest premium for government workers. so, you know, i think that's where the unions come into this. >> brown: yet another large issue, harley shaiken. when we're looking at the historical nature of...
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congressman ron paul of texas moved today to join the race for the 2012 republican presidential nomination. he announced in iowa that he will formally explore running. paul ran for president in 2008 as an anti-war libertarian. he is the fourth major republican candidate to put his hat in the ring for next year. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: in syria, the government crackdown on protestors intensified, and so did diplomatic discussions about taking steps against the regime of president bashir assad. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. a warning-- it contains some disturbing images. >> reporter: gunfire across deraa, the cradle of syria's uprising, where so many protestors have been killed in the last few weeks that sanctions against the regime are now being drafted by western diplomats. these demonstrators in deraa filmed their own standoff with a tank at the end of the street, and then posted it on the internet. "we are not frightened. the army is with us," they shouted. seconds later, all such hope was cruell
congressman ron paul of texas moved today to join the race for the 2012 republican presidential nomination. he announced in iowa that he will formally explore running. paul ran for president in 2008 as an anti-war libertarian. he is the fourth major republican candidate to put his hat in the ring for next year. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: in syria, the government crackdown on protestors intensified, and so did diplomatic discussions about...
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. >> ifill: the university of texas. >> exactly right. their program where about 20% of the students have race as part of the consideration. there's a major religion case that is coming up that will tell us a little bit more about the role that the government can have. this is where the state of utah is involved in a program of putting crosses by the side of the highway where officers die. there are a number of really hot-button social issues waiting in the wings. >> ifill: waiting in the wings means it may not necessarily get argued this year but if the court takes it up it's significant in and of itself. >> that's true, gwen. the affirmative action, there's a petition that's already been filed so we will know this term probably if the court is going to take it or not. and the arizona immigration case the governor of arizona has already filed a petition with the court. we may well know this term yet if the court will take it. >> ifill: tom, let's talk about some of the things actually on the docket. one of them is the case involving stri
. >> ifill: the university of texas. >> exactly right. their program where about 20% of the students have race as part of the consideration. there's a major religion case that is coming up that will tell us a little bit more about the role that the government can have. this is where the state of utah is involved in a program of putting crosses by the side of the highway where officers die. there are a number of really hot-button social issues waiting in the wings. >> ifill:...
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his replacement: robert gates called back to government service from the presidency of texas a&m university. >> because our long-term strategic interests and our national and homeland security are at risk, because so many of america's sons and daughters in our armed forces are in harm's way, i did not hesitate when the president asked me to return to duty. >> reporter: taking over at the pentagon, the former c.i.a. director and aide to six previous presidents immediately burnished his reputation for blunt candor. as at his confirmation hearing in december 2006... >> mr. gates, do you believe that we are currently winning in iraq? >> no, sir. >> reporter: that kind of straight talk also appealed to president obama, who asked gates to stay on after his election in 2008. in the end, the man who implemented the iraq troop surge policy for president bush would oversee for president obama the winding down of that war. in 2009 and 2010, gates also presided over two large troop deployments into afghanistan-- tripling the size of the u.s. force there. away from the battlefield, gates was quick to di
his replacement: robert gates called back to government service from the presidency of texas a&m university. >> because our long-term strategic interests and our national and homeland security are at risk, because so many of america's sons and daughters in our armed forces are in harm's way, i did not hesitate when the president asked me to return to duty. >> reporter: taking over at the pentagon, the former c.i.a. director and aide to six previous presidents immediately...